These 6 new TV dramas have a flawless 100% Rotten Tomatoes score in 2023 so far
Six new dramas with a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes
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We’re only halfway through 2023 and there’s already been loads of new hit TV shows that could have easily flown under the radar. BetweenThe Last Of Uspremiering, the epic end ofSuccession,Poker FaceandHappy Valley, there has been a relentless stream of big buzzy series to enjoy.
But what that inevitably means is that you might miss out on some great new shows. WithNetflix, Max,Hulu,Prime Video,Disney Plusand the myriad of more conventional broadcasters pumping out new content at a furious rate, it can sometimes feel like a laborious task to sift through everything to find what’s been critically acclaimed.
That’s where we’ve got you covered, with the help ofRotten Tomatoes. Now, lots of shows do well, and rank in the 80th or 90th percentile of critical reactions, but some are rarer things. Shows with perfect ratings are hard to come by and are part of the rare 100% on Rotten Tomatoes club.
Although, there have been six new additions to this club in recent times, and you can find out more about all of them as well as where to watch them on thebest streaming servicesbelow.
Drops Of God
As well as theTed Lassoswansong, starry new dramasSiloandHello Tomorrow!have dominatedApple TV Plusin 2023, but it’s another dark drama that has earned a perfect score onRotten Tomatoes.
Drops Of Godis adapted from Tadashi Agi’s manga series of the same name and follows a young woman named Camille Léger, who discovers in the aftermath of her estranged father’s death that he has left her a rather unusual inheritance.
Travelling to Tokyo, she is informed that she stands to inherit his 87,000-bottle wine cellar, which is worth nearly $150 million, but to get it, she must best his protege, Issei Tomine, in a series of challenges.
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The challenges send Camille, who was trained so fanatically by her father as a little girl that she turned against wine, to a place she would rather not go, while Issei becomes convinced he cannot compete with genetic inheritance and decides to use other methods.
A gripping drama, critics praised the show’s first season for its stylish setup, darkness and pacy plot, with the eight episodes whipping by in no time.
Available to stream onAppleTV Plus worldwide.
A Small Light
Another stylish drama that has found itself overshadowed by bigger, more established beasts,A Small Lightseems to have wowed critics onRotten Tomatoes. They applauded the show’s power and understatement in dealing with such iconic historical figures and showing a new side of a period of time that has been so often put on film.
The show is about the largely untold story of one of most of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. It follows Miep Gies, a secretary at spice importer Opekta, who helped her boss, Otto Frank, his family, including daughter Anne, and other Jewish refugees go into hiding during World War II after the German invasion of the Netherlands.
The series documents Gies' bravery and how she ultimately would help publish Frank’s diary, a book that remains one of the best-selling memoirs in history.The Morning Showstar Bel Powley plays Gies, with Liev Schreiber, Joe Cole, Amira Casar and Billie Boullet in supporting roles.
Available to stream on Disney Plus worldwide.
Rough Diamonds
The next critical darling is on Netflix and we’re off to the normally rather sleepy city of Antwerp, Belgium for Rough Diamonds. The show is built around Kevin Janssens' Noah Wolfson, who abandoned his Haredi Jewish upbringing and moved away to start anew. But, after the suicide of his younger brother, Yanki, he feels compelled to return.
Upon arriving, he tries Upon his return, Noah reconnects with the Haredi community and quickly discovers that his family’s diamond trading business is being squeezed by the right side of the law, in the face of a young local prosecutor, keen to make his name, and by the wrong side of the law…
Critics praised the show’s complex story arcs as well as branding a high-quality slice of crime drama, giving it a perfect score onRotten Tomatoes.
Available to stream on Netflix worldwide.
Class of ‘07
Not to be confused withClass of 09, the new Hulu thriller about young FBI recruits,Class of 07is an Australian teen drama with a taste of the apocalypse.
Led byAmerican Gods’ star Emily Browning, the show begins during the 10-year reunion of an all-girls high school. With old tensions already resurfacing, Ridge Heights Catholic Ladies College is then hit by an apocalyptic tidal wave. Now, the reunited classmates must find a way to survive on the island peak of their old high school campus, with old scores still there to be settled.
Critics went wild for the show’s vicious humor and edge-of-your-seat thrills and are hoping for more. The series earned itself a 100% rating onRotten Tomatoes, thanks to its comedy edge.
Available to stream on Prime Video worldwide.
Red Rose
From apocalyptic Australia to Northern England, the makers ofSex Educationunleashed another high-school drama last year on Netflix, only one that’s much, much bloodier.
Set in the town of Bolton, just outside Manchester, the show follows a group of friends enjoying their final summer before they head to college. Then, when one of the gang decides to download a mysterious app called “Red Rose”, which begins to make ever more gruesome demands…
Critics have called it a mixture ofBlack MirrorandThe Exorcist,highlighting the fact that each episode is tightly wound and utterly gripping. Hence, the TV shows has a maximum score onRotten Tomatoes.
Available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK and Netflix everywhere else.
Katla
This TV show takes us to Iceland for our final instalment of the 100% club, andKatlais a good old-fashioned mystery. Set in the small town of Vik, a tiny place in the shadow of the Katla volcano, the show begins following those hardy survivors who remain, a year after an eruption of the Katla made the town basically unhabitable.
Then, one day, an ash-caked woman who apparently disappeared 20 years earlier returns to the village, looking as she did back then. If that wasn’t enough, more victims of the volcano begin to return, causing locals and experts to team up to find just what’s going on.
Reviewers lavished praise on the show, particularly the unexpected plot turns and the performances of the key cast, which gave it a 100% score onRotten Tomatoes.
Available to stream on Netflix worldwide.
Tom Goodwyn was formerly TechRadar’s Senior Entertainment Editor. He’s now a freelancer writing about TV shows, documentaries and movies across streaming services, theaters and beyond. Based in East London, he loves nothing more than spending all day in a movie theater, well, he did before he had two small children…
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